1870 Federal Census Benzie County, Michigan (Joyfield Township: File 8 of 10) This Census was transcribed by Mary Grindol and proofread by Terri Hay for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2001 by Mary Grindol ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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Bartlett PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Jaquays Alonzo 46 M W Farmer 1,000 300 Ohio X 2 1 1 Jaquays Susan 38 F W Keeper House N.Y. 3 1 1 Jaquays Frank 15 M W At Home Ohio X 4 1 1 Jaquays Alice 8 F W O. 5 2 2 Bush Levi 44 M W Farmer 3,000 1,500 O. X 6 2 2 Bush Lucina 36 F W Keeping House Conn. 7 2 2 Bush Chauncey 10 M W Ohio 8 2 2 Bush Lilian 6 F W O. 9 3 3 Finch Joel 39 M W Farmer 1,000 200 O. X 10 3 3 Finch Eliza 35 F W Keeping House O. 11 3 3 Finch Frank 16 M W At Home Mich. X 12 3 3 Finch Luella 12 F W Attending School Mich. X 13 4 4 McKay Harrison 61 M W Farmer 1,600 200 N.Y. X X 14 5 5 Reed Wilson 55 M W Farmer 2,000 1,150 Ohio X 15 5 5 Reed Lucina 52 F W Keeping House O. 16 5 5 Reed Wilson 21 M W Farm Laborer 125 O. X 17 5 5 Reed Charles 19 M W Farm Laborer O. 18 5 5 Reed Sylvia 16 F W At Home O. 19 5 5 Streeter John 81 M W Farm Laborer Vt. X 20 6 6 Madison Lyman 63 M W Farmer 700 100 N.Y. X 21 7 7 Halstead William 23 M W Farmer 700 300 Mich. X 22 7 7 Halstead Catherine 22 F W Keeping House Canada West X X 23 7 7 Halstead May 2 F W Mich. X 24 8 8 Parker Charles 35 M W Farmer 1,500 400 N.Y. X 25 8 8 Parker Francelia 18 F W Teaching School N.Y. 26 9 9 Rhodes Joseph 39 M W Farmer 2,500 150 Vt. X 27 9 9 Rhodes Mary 36 F W Keeping House Ohio 28 9 9 Rhodes Alice 15 F W At Home O. X 29 9 9 Rhodes Josephine 11 F W At Home O. X 30 9 9 Rhodes Hattie 9 F W O. 31 9 9 Rhodes George 6 M W O. 32 9 9 Rhodes Lucy 2 F W Mich. 33 10 10 Joy Amariah 61 M W Minister of Gospel 2,000 375 Vt. X 34 10 10 Joy Louisa 58 F W Keeping House Maine 35 11 11 Johnson Gordon 49 M W Farmer 1,000 100 Vt. X 36 11 11 Johnson Cornelia 36 F W Keeping House Mich. 37 11 11 Haak Moulton 11 M W Attending School Ohio X 38 12 12 Davis Joseph 31 M M Farmer 1,000 125 Penn. May X 39 12 12 Davis Mary 23 F W Keeping House C.W. X X May 40 12 12 Davis Harris 5 M M Mich. X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Joyfield REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 28A REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 28 June 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 2 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 13 13 Davis William 55 M M Farmer 1,500 200 Penn. X 2 13 13 Davis Mildred 45 F M Keeping House Virginia X X 3 13 13 Davis William 13 M M At Home Penn. X 4 13 13 Davis Alma 10 F M Ohio X 5 13 13 Davis Henry 7 M M O. 6 13 13 Davis John 4 M M Mich. 7 13 13 Davis Georgia 1 M M Mich. 8 14 14 Nobles William 23 M W Shoemaker 400 100 Ohio X 9 14 14 Nobles Lorinda 19 F W Keeping House O. 10 14 14 Nobles Lottie 2 F W O. 11 14 14 Nobles Minnie 6/12 F W Mich. Jan 12 15 15 Dair George 25 M W Farmer 5,000 1,600 England X X X 13 16 16 Dair Thomas 67 M W Farmer 3,000 500 England X X X X X 14 17 17 Frost John 32 M W Farmer 1,500 100 Eng. X X X 15 17 17 Frost Elizabeth 30 F W Keeping House Eng. X X 16 17 17 Frost Harriet 11 F W Attending School Eng. X X X 17 17 17 Frost Mary 5 F W Mich. X X 18 17 17 Frost Susanna 2 F W Mich. X X 19 18 18 Audre Samuel 34 M W Farmer 1,500 150 Penn. X 20 18 18 Audre Elizabeth 24 F W Keeping House Penn. 21 18 18 Audre Edwin 3 M W Penn. 22 19 19 Gordon Ira 28 M W Farmer 1,200 100 N.Y. X X X 23 19 19 Gordon Anna 22 F W Keeping House Mich. 24 19 19 Gordon Lydia 1 F W Mich. 25 20 20 Gordon Chester 24 M W Farmer 1,000 150 Mich. Apr X X X 26 20 20 Gordon Susan 29 F W Keeping House N.Y. Apr 27 20 20 Gordon Silas 63 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. X 28 21 21 Gordon Matthew 38 M W Farmer 1,200 300 N.Y. X 29 21 21 Gordon Nancy 32 F W Keeping House Mich. 30 21 21 Gordon Cynthia 11 F W At Home Mich. X 31 21 21 Gordon Matthew 9 M W Mich. 32 21 21 Gordon Ellen 4 F W Mich. 33 21 21 Gordon Elizabeth 1/12 F W Mich. Apr 34 22 22 Kibby Wesley 29 M W Carpenter & Joiner 800 300 Ohio X 35 22 22 Kibby Emma 29 F W Keeping House O. 36 23 23 Osborne Mary 51 F W Keeping House N.Y. X X 37 23 23 Osborne John 13 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X 38 23 23 Osborne Franklin 11 M W At Home O. * REMARKS: Faint mark in attending school - may be erased 39 24 24 Joy William 24 M W Farmer 1,600 200 Maine X 40 24 24 Joy Emilene 22 F W House Keeper Maine CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Joyfield REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 28B REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 28 June 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 3 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 25 25 Henman Henry 24 M W Blacksmith 1,300 800 Penn X 2 25 25 Henman Lucy 25 F W Keeping House Ohio 3 25 25 Henman Albert 5 M W O. 4 26 26 Stanley Hiram 23 M W Farmer 1,000 150 O. X 5 26 26 Stanley Elizabeth 22 F W Keeping House O. 6 26 26 Stanley Minnie 9/12 F W Mich. Aug 7 27 27 Steele Norman 53 M W Farmer 1,000 700 New Hampshire X 8 27 27 Steele Adeline 47 F W Keeping House N.Y. 9 27 27 Steele Albert 18 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. 10 27 27 Steele William 13 M W At Home Wis. 11 28 28 Powers Solomon 31 M W Farmer 1,400 150 Ohio X 12 28 28 Powers Anna 18 F W Keeping House Penn. 13 29 29 McBain William 50 M W Farmer 1,000 300 C.W. X X 14 29 29 McBain Mary 42 F W Keeping House C.W. X X X X 15 29 29 McBain Reynold 16 M W Farm Laborer C.W. X X 16 29 29 McBain Alexander 14 M W At Home C.W. X X 17 30 30 Wells Welcome 24 M W Farmer 400 N.Y. X 18 31 31 Berry John 27 M W Farmer 1,600 100 Ohio X 19 31 31 Berry Arinana 23 F W Keeping House O. 20 31 31 Berry Charles 1/12 M W Mich. May 21 31 31 Berry Bushrod 60 M W Carpenter & Joiner 1,400 200 Ohio X 22 32 32 Apthorp James 32 M W Farmer 3,000 500 N.Y. X 23 32 32 Apthorp Abbie 29 F W Keeping House Ohio 24 32 32 Apthorp Freddie 4 M W Mich. 25 32 32 Apthorp Frank 8/12 M W Mich. Feby 26 33 33 Johnson Frank 25 M W Farmer 1,000 300 Mich. X 27 33 33 Johnson Sarah 26 F W Keeping House Mich. 28 34 34 Matteson David 39 M W Farmer 1,000 150 N.Y. X 29 34 34 Matteson Mary 29 F W Keeping House N.Y. 30 34 34 Matteson Eugene 9 M W Wis. 31 34 34 Matteson John 7 M W Wis. 32 34 34 Matteson Marietta 5 F W Mich. 33 34 34 Matteson Arthur 2 M W Mich. 34 35 35 Fuller Margaret 40 F W Keeping House 4,000 500 Virginia 35 35 35 Fuller Juliett 20 F W Milliner Va. 36 35 35 Fuller Francis 18 M W Farm Laborer Va. 37 35 35 Fuller Noah 16 M W Farm Laborer Va. X 38 35 35 Fuller Alice 14 F W Attending School Ohio X 39 35 35 Fuller Mary 9 F W O. 40 35 35 Fuller Ella 6 F W Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Joyfield REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 29A REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 28 June 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 4 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 36 36 Fuller Marcellus 23 M W Farmer 1,000 125 Virginia X 2 36 36 Fuller Sarah 20 F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 37 37 Spaulding Martin 33 M W Farmer 1,000 200 New Hampshire X 4 37 37 Spaulding Lucy 28 F W Keeping House Mass. 5 37 37 Spaulding James 31 M W Farm Laborer New Hampshire X 6 38 38 Carhartt Galileo 30 M W Farmer 1,500 600 Mich. X 7 38 38 Carhartt Henrietta 21 F W Keeping House Mich. 8 39 39 Carhartt Catherine 60 F W Keeping House 800 N.Y. 9 39 39 Carhartt Julia 23 F W At Home Mich. 10 40 40 Young James 26 M W Surveyor 800 100 Penn. X REMARKS: Lines 11 - 40 left blank. REMARKS: End of Joyfield Township.